Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-28


gued bis motion 10 paaish them for
contempt Of Court, for refusing 10 pre-
sent themselves snd produce theiI
books before Geon1e II. Forster. refeFes
| in the mandArnns proceedings instituted
by walter DelEHar, Of the arm Of +. L.
OppenheimeF 4 Company. The Co1ri
reserved his decision.
ssoekholaers ana nlreeaora.
PrrrssuRa, April IA special cal
passed throush this city this morning
containine q number Of stockholders
and Eastern directoFs Of she Denxer 4
Rio Crane Railway. The former rep
resented Euglish. German and Dutch
stockholders, and they bad cone from
Europe 10 attend the annual meeting Il
Be held at Denver NEXT Monday. A
member Of the party stated that Presi-
deut jackson bad decided TO retire and
d. II. Moffatt would be his snccessor.
RaElroaa onlcers Elected.
Los ANGELES. April 27.-Fhe CAlifor-
mia Central Railroad Company, which
is the consolidation fermed Of the
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe's
branches in Southern California, has
elected the following of3ssrs. George
o. Manchester, Boston, President; O.
w. Smith, Topeka. Viee President. The
directors inclade the former and aud
II. L. Drew, San Rernardino; z. s. Bah
cock. JE., San Diego; o. L. Slough, San
Diego; G. E French. Santa Ana. A. W.
Franoisce, George II. BseehFAke, ]. r.
Oronk, Anson Rrunson and NJ. l..
Wicks, ail Of Los Angeles; Chisf Engi-
neeF, Fred 7. PeFris, San Bernardino;
Ia.aakaww awI T~aaauRaR uaaman Gil
yer, San ReFnardino. The new deal goes
into effect on June LIST. General Offices
Of the company will be al San BefnaF-
dino.
weatern Passenger Agents in sesEien.
CHloAoo, April IA meeting Of the
general passenger and ticket agents Of
the lines in the WesteEn States Passen-
ger Association was held today. Peti-
tions were received from several Of their
eastern connections asking that the diff
fefential fares new IN effect over such
eastern lines be adopted by the western
lines Is the basing OF rates In making
through fares to the East from the ter
ritorY west of Chicago. Sc. Louis, Pee
ria. bloomington, etc., the eastern lines
communicating the assurance that they
woald not ask nor expect that the reve-
nues Of their connections should be re-
duced in consequence Of their action,
and agreeing that the western lines
should be entitled 10 receive IS their
proportion Of sach through fares. both
east bound and west bound, over the
diffeFautiAl fare, not less than the
amount that would accrue to them on
tickets s0Id ever the stronger lines at
HIGHER through fares. Uadsr these
conditions the western lines unanimous
ly agreed to reeo9uize and adopt the
eastern aiffsraatial fares as basinR
rates from May 1st. The balance OF the
day was devoted 10 discussing appltca-
tions for excursion rates for religious
and other gatherings. The meeting will
be continued tomorrow.
Americas Republican CIub
PrrrsnuRa, April 27.-The banquet
given tonight by the Americas Rsp0oli-
can Club ut the Monopgahela House 10
oommsmoration of General Grants
65th birthday vas the Rrandest ahaiF OF
the kind ever held in this section.
Prominent Republican leaders from all
parts OF the csuntry we're present. j..
F. Foster, President Of the Republican
Club Of New York, responded TO the
toast OF "Republissn OiuDs, Their Use
fulness in Party Organization" ln the
course Of his remarks he said: The
clab should be the drill room from
which its members may 90 forth into
the active army of the party at large
armed and equipped with those invinel.
bic truths OF the party which shall
carry eonvictien aud conquest atth
them" Letters Of regret we're received
from Benz. Harrison Of Indianapolis;
Roscoe Oonkling and Wm. ii. EvaFts OF
New York; Robert L. Lincoln OF Chi
oaeo; General W. T. Sherman Of Nav
York; Joseph 4. HaWley Of HartfOrdi ].
Cessna Of Bedford, Pa; Georgs w.
Childs Of Philadelphia; Phiietna Saw
yer of Oshkosh, Wis; Gov. Beaver Of
Pennsylvania; Leland Stanford Of Cali
fornia and others.
five Men suHOcated.
PorTsvrLLE (Pa.), April N.-Five
men we're suHoeated by gas in the Ash
land eolliery today.
Three sens DrowHed.
BALTIMORE. April 27.-Three sons Of
@. w. Hayward we're drowned today BY
the upsetting OF a boat.
Episcopal Clergyman shot
GRENADA miss. }, April 27.-OuE town
was tbrown ints considerable excite
ment about noon today when Captain
W. b. Fowler, Of this place, Q travelling
salesman for Smith & Hegeler, Of New
Orleans, shot and wounded Rev. Z. r.
Stivers, OF the Episcopal Church. The
shooting occurred IN FoWiets hoase.
The cause is unknown. as neither party
81 ~ AZ
Stivers expected ts die and made = con-
fessiou IN which he stated that FovleF
vas justified, and be did not want him
punished. The physicians ssy stiveFs
cannot recover.
oueen KApiolanI starts East.
sAx FRGNc1sCo, April 81 Queen Kapi'
elani, Of she Hawaiian Kindom, acoom
panied by Princess Liliokalani and theiI
suite, left for the East this afternoon.
news Paragraphs frsm VieteEta.
vIorox1a (B. o.. April 27.-EiRhty
miners departed today BY the steamed
Idaho for the Yakon.
The strike Of the Italian laboEers oE
the Canadian Pacific RaIsroad ended 10
day, the company aeresinR 10 give them
free passage TO Winnipeg. The striker
aii returned TO work.
| The Board Of Trade and the Ostewl
members are agitatinR grant Of 500.
600 fer deepening the Victoria Hsrbol
TO admit vessels OF large dranRht. L
Is thought an appropriation viii be -
cured. Is IL als8 thoaght THAI tbs Gov
srnment wili undertake the lsnsthenini
of the drv dock 100 feet, making q t0tA
length OF $50 feet.
Examine all Vessels.
LoxDox, Asris 27.-Customs ofioer
throaghout GFest Britain. have Feeeivst
stringent orders ts search all veszel
arriving frofn America, China, and th'
East, the Government having beet
warned that explosives bad been seu
from San Francisco to ports IN ID
East 10 be tFana-shipDed 30 Eogiand.
| France ana ihe Vatican.
RoNE. April I'll Is ssmi-oneiail
stated thai ths Vatican. being informs'
thst Frapes IL dssiFons Of Eesomtnl
Eoos relations with ths Pose. will aDpptn
a Commission OF leading eceiesis@tic
70 stndy TIE onsstio1s - issue ana oraf
proposals for , settlement
Comlng weafAeK.
eax FRkNcIsos. April q. : .. m.-Ir
aleaai0ns for "a hoars. o0mmenoing q
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